ElevenLabs

Who ElevenLabs is for

ElevenLabs is listed for Audio & voice and Customer support, with a focus on text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing and api. You can start on the free tier and upgrade later.

Where it scores well

• Strong output and feature depth for its core job (capability rated 5/5).
• Easy to pick up (4/5).

Consider instead: Suno, because it ranks higher in Audio & voice (#1, score 96).

Based on our editorial sub-scores and verified pricing fields, not on user reviews.

ElevenLabs pricing model

ElevenLabs is freemium. Freemium means a free plan with limits, plus paid upgrades for more usage or features. A free tier is available.

We don't list plan prices because they change often. See current prices on the official ElevenLabs pricing page. Last fact-checked Oct 26, 2026.

ElevenLabs vs alternatives in Audio & voice

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Editorial ranking

• #2 of 9 in Audio & voice (score 93)
• #3 of 6 in Customer support (score 83)

Score breakdown for Audio & voice (primary use case)

Points = weight × (score ÷ 5) × 100, summed and rounded. Use-case fit and access are derived from the data (primary category and verified pricing); the other four are editor ratings. Editorial assessment, not a measured benchmark. How we score.

Recent releases & updates

• Oct 19, 2026 — Eleven Realtime speech-to-speech models. ElevenLabs began rolling out Eleven Realtime, a family of speech-to-speech models for ElevenAgents voice agents: v1 Mini (the default, fastest and cheapest) and v1 Max (reasons before answering, for complex instructions and multi-step tool calls). Clients built on OpenAI's Realtime API can switch by changing the endpoint and session config. Source
• Oct 29, 2026 — SFX v3 sound effects model. ElevenLabs released SFX v3, its newest text-to-sound-effects model. It follows prompts that describe several sounds in sequence more closely, handles music and vocals better and is less likely to clip on high-frequency sounds like chimes and whistles. It's in the Sound Effects tab, Flows, Studio and the Music Editor, the mobile app, and the API (model_id eleven_text_to_sound_v3); the v2 model is deprecated and will be removed on March 1, 2027. Source

Sources

• ElevenLabs pricing
• Introducing SFX v3 (Oct 29, 2026)
• Eleven Realtime
• ElevenLabs changelog (Oct 19, 2026)

Tags

• text-to-speech
• voice cloning
• dubbing
• api

Frequently asked questions

Is ElevenLabs free?

Yes. ElevenLabs has a free tier; its pricing model is freemium.

How much does ElevenLabs cost?

ElevenLabs's pricing model is freemium. Current plan prices are listed on the official pricing page: https://elevenlabs.io/pricing.

What is ElevenLabs used for?

Voice AI platform for lifelike text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing, speech-to-text, sound effects and conversational agents. ElevenLabs is made by ElevenLabs. On Pickfinch it is listed under Audio & voice and Customer support.

How does Pickfinch rate ElevenLabs?

ElevenLabs has an editorial score of 93/100 in Audio & voice, its primary use case, ranking #2 of 9. The score combines use-case fit 25%, capability 25%, ease of use 15%, access & value 15%, maturity 10% and transparency 10%. It is an editorial judgment, not a benchmark, and sponsorship never changes it.

What are the best ElevenLabs alternatives?

In Audio & voice, the highest-ranked alternatives to ElevenLabs are Suno (96), Murf AI (91) and Udio (86), by editorial score out of 100.

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